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The Universal UAV (Manufacturer's nomenclature UNIVERSAL UAV) is a civilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under development by SI Schweitzer Ingenieurgesellschaft of Germany.

History
The Universal UAV is the first UAV developed by SI Schweitzer Ingenieurgesellschaft. The first concept focused on an application in aerial support of firefighting, but soon developed into a versatile civilian reconnaissance and surveillance platform. After three years of development the first prototype was presented at the 50th Paris Air Show 2013 at Le Bourget.

Design and development
The Universal UAV is driven by two engines in a push-pull configuration, with one engine in the nose of the aircraft and the other in the rear fuselage. For take-off and landing the UAV features a retractable landing gear, allowing operations from small airfields as well as larger roads. The payload consists typically of different electronic sensors, e.g. a belly mounted gimbal camera with optical and thermal imagers.

Operation
The Universal UAV is suitable for multuple kinds of civilian reconnaissance and surveillance missions, e.g. aerial support for large scale firefighting, surveillance of pipelines, homeland security or wildlife observation.